Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C. 1939 United Republic of measuring 26 mm x 20

measuring 26 mm x 20 mm

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Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C. 1939 United Republic of measuring 26 mm x 20Fabricated from rayon and bearing three equal width stripes in white, blue and red, with a Slovak stamp in blue ink on the front panel, the ends of the armband not sewn together, measuring 480 mm (w) x 73 mm (h), lightly soiled, better than very fine. Footnote: The Hlinka Guard (HG) was the militia maintained by the Slovak People's Party in the period from 1938 to 1945; it was named after Andrej Hlinka. The Hlinka Guard was preceded by the Rodobrana